Albert Ferdinand Shore

Albert Ferdinand Shore (September 4, 1876 – January 17, 1936) was an American metallurgist who invented the Shore durometer. He won the Elliott Cresson Medal.[1]

Shore was born in New York City.

He invented the first quadrant durometer in 1915 to measure the hardness of polymers and other elastomers.[2]

Shore died at Wickersham Hospital in Manhattan of a stroke.[1] He was buried in Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery in North Amityville, New York.

References
  1. "Albert F. Shore, 59, Inventor, is Dead. Elliott Cresson Medal Awarded to Metallurgical Engineer by Franklin Institute". The New York Times. January 19, 1936. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. "The History of Shore Durometer Hardness & KTR's Elements for ROTEX Couplings". April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
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